Thinking and Priorities
My thoughts are jitterbugging today (thanks for the term, Snap-ah, hehe) and I'm afraid I'm going to give myself an aneurism. I've come to the realization that I could make a go of this writing thing (with a little advice and motivation from Holly Lisle and a pep talk from our resident Evil One.) I tried to call my sister to tell her about my epiphany (boy, I'm full of those lately) but unfortunately some people actually work outside the home so her dear husband answered instead. Ian is a perfectly lovely but quiet guy (unless talking about computers or stupid customers at Wal-Mart) and I figured he wouldn't fully appreciate my Zen moment. So in order to keep my brain from exploding, I'm here. Aren't you lucky?
Which brings me to my second topic: priorities. I like to think I have a good hold of my priorites. My super woman act? Nothing but strict priorities. Bedtime at 8pm, clean up immediately after every meal, in order to do B, I give up A. For example, I rarely watch TV (no soaps, no Oprah, no Friends), I don't belong to any clubs or socialize much (partially due to my hermit-like preference), and I don't like shopping. So while others are at the mall dishing with their bridge friends about the latest epidsode of The Young and The Restless while looking for the perfect handbag to go with their straight off the runway outfit, I'm at home scrapbooking or writing or sewing. See how that works?
Enter the conflict. My priorities are as tight as they can be. In order:
- entertaining the kids (although I'm afraid I still may say "Go watch Dora" a little too often)
- Greg (tied with first although he can take care of himself most of the time)
- housework (thank you, Fly Lady)
- internet stuff (blogs, forums, eBay)
- scrapbooking
- writing
- sewing/quilting
Obviously the top 3 must stay as is. I'm guessing I could cut down on my internet time although for the most part, it is my only source of entertainment and adult conversation (what did hermits do before the internet?). It comes down to writing versus scrapbooking. The showdown between hobbies. See the fight for $39.95, pay per view!
Um, yeah. So here I am. Thinking. Trying to keep from bursting a blood vessel in my brain. It's pretty obvious when my writing muse is in town, these posts get longer and longer. haha I'll try to keep her contained in Word for awhile for your sakes. :)
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